breaking news. an officer shot during a training session. they're awaiting for family to arrive at shock trauma. the trainee had been taking part in a training exercise in owings mills. >> two students are det an off campus shooting. the shooter is dayvon maurice green and shot and killed his roommate stephen alex rane. one of the student's bullets shattered the window of a woman's suv. >> was getting ready for bed.

it came through the kitchen window. >> green went to the backyard of the house and killed himself. amanda miller is what they call an inclusion worker at north park high school, meaning she helps students. the 35-year-old admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old student during an interview with limits she has been released on bail and the county has placed her on administrative leave pending the outcome of that investigation. weather wise, a nice clear day across the state. the sunshine, i hope you had a chance to enjoy it. look at the numbers, mid to low 50s to annapolis, absolutely gorgeous weather by february standards. new storm system on the board. this will arrive by midday

tomorrow. with this we expect primarily cold rain. there will be snow wrapping around the back side of this thing but ground temps will be low. we'll talk about what impact it could have for your thursday morning commute. >> it's tough being the speech writer for the president. >> the gun control and new developments in north korea and what the president plans to say. here's karen travers from washington. >> reporter: president obama isn't setting any expectations for his state of the union address tonight. in his annual address he is expected to outline an agenda that drives the country. to do that the president will call for new programs, new spending as a way to stimulate growth and republicans are already firing back.

earlier today a feisty house speaker john boehner told reporters off camera that the president doesn't have the guts to make tough choices about the deficit because he won't take on the liberals in the democratic party. >> another litany of left wing proposals with plenty of meat for the base. >> reporter: he will discuss spending cuts, but it will be gun control that will likely sparkt emotional moments. attending as a special guest of the first lady, the parents of the chicago team who was gunned down just days after she evidence at the inauguration and nearly three dozen people personally affected by gun violence. the president is expected to

announce anyone one year -- that one year from tonight, 33,000 troops will be home from afghanistan. >> you can catch the state of the union address right here on abc2 at 9:00. >> right after the president's address will come the opposition response. republican senator marco rubio and rand paul are expected to speak. rubio will talk about the president's plan on immigration reform and paul said his response will be different. >> there will be things i will emphasize that maybe marco doesn't. >> now the chair of the tea party express -- >> the president is taking action to make the country more secure against cyber attacks. cnn is reporting the president will sign an executive order today and will release it tomorrow. it will outline standards that companies should follow to protect from cyber attacks. cyber security is expected to be

a hot topic in the president's address tonight. are your children heading to school too early or too late in the morning? howard county schools said they may change start times. the move comes after holding meetings. later starts for elementary schools can cause child care issues. there are no specific proposed start times yet. our hot topic tonight, is it really possible for parents to pick a favorite when it comes to their kids in. >> a new study said the favorite is yes and that can have a negative impact on the whole family. last year we had a father of two that faced major backlash after admitting that he likes one son better on his blog. now it is learned that it can hurt everybody. >> it's manly when children

perceive the parenting differences to be unfair that they're most reactive to that themselves. >> researchers found having obvious favorites can cause other siblings to act out to win attention. that dynamic could create lasting problems for the entire family. let us know who is the most -- no. do you have favorites when it comes to your kids? if you do, do you hide it or is it obvious? log on to abc2news.com/facebook and join in on the conversation. soon you'll be able to shop by sending a tweet. >> mcdonald's and starbuckss will have more competition when this comes to coffee. guess who's in the business now? burger king. >> maybe they'll have bacon flavored. clear skies over towson today.

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clear skies, 53 at bwi. winds are west at 7, so a mild day with a lot of sunshine. temperatures statewide mild. ocean city reporting 49, not even a bad day toward the bee. take a look at your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast the temperatures will run generally above where they would otherwise be, so low 40s, not real lit type of setup where we'll see significant wintry weather. right now clear skies over central maryland. that will continue to be the

case for the next few hours tonight. clouds begin to increase early in the day. we'll stop it near 6:00. things will initiate weather wise by 2:00, maybe 3 or 4. a lot of the snow will likely melt. until we get into the latter part of the evening, then the cold air will mean snow showers across the area. right now accumulations look to be light for one reason, because grounds will be above freezing. things could be slick late tomorrow night and early thursday morning. keep that in mind with the system coming in out of the south. right now you see the cold air locked to the north. tomorrow not quite as mild with the clouds encroaching. i don't think we'll be quite as warm but i do expect to see temperatures above the freezing mark by about 10 degrees, still anticipating the low 40s. you can see the system in the south in the form of mall liquid

with the cold air wrapping around the back side, across oklahoma. here's the setup. as the whole thing comes our way initially coming in as rain early tomorrow and changing steadily over to wet snow as we go into tomorrow evening and late tomorrow night. the whole thing begins to blow hot into early thursday morning. could be slick roads, light slushy coating and dry improving weather into thursday but an additional system may bring some rain showers in here late friday. so here's the recap. a lot going on in the pattern. tonight 31. clouds on the increase but we do stay dry. there will be the possibility of late day showers likely converting pass we go toward sunset and beyond to rain and snow and yes, a slushy coating. better coatings north of the baltimore, northwest of

baltimore, places like westminster. the next few days temperatures will push back up close to 50 on friday. the late friday night system and colder, windier weather will blow into the state late saturday into sunday. a pretty dynamic changing pattern. the one we don't see is where we have a lot of snow accumulation. a lot of this stuff that comes in tomorrow will be as temperatures fall from the 30s to -- 40s to the 30s. >> we don't need to see that. >> don't touch it. >> we have an update on the breaking news we first brought you. authorities say the gunman in the delaware courthouse shooting was the former father-in-law of one of the victims. his former daughter-in-law was christine bellford. she was killed along with her friend. this man died after exchanging

gunfire with police. the woman was at the courthouse for a child custody hearing. there's an investigation into a delayed response of an ambulance. >> the fire station is only a mile and a half from the school but there was confusion over the school's address. the first ambulance was isn't to the wrong location. by the time the second one arrived, he could not be revived. >> for every one minute that you withhold cpr, your ability to survive that drops by 10%. by the end of 10 minutes the mortality is almost 100%. >> the address of heavy school will be entered. a cruise vacation goes lay rye for thousands of passengers after an engine fire renders the

ship immovable. >> passengers are on their way home now but it's taking a lot longer than they expected. tugboats are pulling the strappedded carnival ship but it can only go about nine miles an hour. >> your worst nightmare as a bride -- this was very upsetting for the entire family. i know a lot of family members had taken off from work. >> the crews ship is due to arrive in mobile early thursday morning and carnival is offering a refinanced or credit for future cruises. the hunt is on for the accused cop kill are and the net may be closing in on christopher dorner. >> there are new reports of violence. we go to los angeles with the very latest tonight. >> reporter: the search for accused cop killer christopher

dorner may be over. a man matching dorner's description has been spotted in the mountains of los angeles where authorities have surrounded several homes. we're tabbing about officers, s.w.a.t. teams, who are armed. we are told that several shots have been fired in the situation. it is still very fluid, but it does appear that christopher dorner may have been found. a frantic search for accused cop killer christopher dorner focused on the san bern far dean know mountains. the shard reported a man matching dorner's description had stole an white truck 10-miles from big bare with reports of possible gunfire in the region. authorities from several agencies rushed to the scene. dorner is accused of killing three people in retaliation for being fired from the force and hasn't back seen since last week. there have been other

developments, including a $1 million rewrard being offered for information leading to dorner's arrest. thanks to a flood of tips, authorities conducted a raid over-- overnight at a tijuana motel. officials confirm that a photo is dorner. the search has centered on this neighborhood in the cabin. we have learned here at abc news, the suspect that looks like dorner is accused of holding one, possibly two women hostage in a cab bifnlt authorities tell us the suspect then stole their vehicle. there was a pursuit. we have learned that shots have been fired. our sources tell us that two deputies have been injured but it's not known yet if they have been shot. tactical teams try to evacuate the situation as the s.w.a.t.

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we're hours away from the president's state of the union

address. >> abc2 news karin caifa has more on how this state of the union address will go more social than we've ever seen. >> mr. speaker, mr. vice-president -- >> reporter: in the just an event, a con ver saismghts the state of the union address ends well of a the -- after the speech. last year's state of the union range up more than 660,000 tweets many while the president mapped out this year's speech. >> you will hear in the state of the union an outline to create jobs and grow the middle class. >> reporter: the white house charted ways to steer the conversation on youtube, google plus and twitter hash tag. house republicans also have a state of the union social hub. the parties will debuted a new

spanish language twitter feed. the party's official response will be delivered by senator marco rubio from florida. >> they're using it to not just push information out but to take information in. >> reporter: and president obama will respond to some of the response. he will join a google hangout on thursday. i'm karen cave a -- karin caifa. ms. handled baggage hits a new low. a baltimore police trainee is shot during an exercise. we're following the breaking details from owings mills. >> a murder-suicide in college park. you'll hear from neighbors. >> a harford county school